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    Just be careful about who you get to do the work....

    Just be careful about who you get to do the work. We have a 98-year old craftsman, which also had serious issues with dips and sags. When I made the mistake of asking a roofer to come over that was...
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    A shovel is the weapon of choice against the...

    A shovel is the weapon of choice against the manufactured reality of Big Ag.
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    It isn't local (online) but this site...

    It isn't local (online) but this site allows you custom design fabric or wallpaper. I am planning to use it for wallpaper.
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    Not a single coder on this entire forum? This is...

    Not a single coder on this entire forum? This is an easy $50.
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    Need help linking Smugmug to Wordpress

    In a nutshell: I had a smug account neatly linked to my Wordpress site's "gallery" page, then one day it stopped working. So I updated Wordpress to 3.5 and looked for a plugin to do this again....
  6. Slowly but surely, whether or not comments are...

    Slowly but surely, whether or not comments are allowed for any given story is being dictated by a combination of power/influence (McElroy's kid's DUI, Timmy's divorce, Thomas Sowell), balanced by...
  7. Thread: Bama Vs. ND

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    Although it is generally accepted that a beauty...

    Although it is generally accepted that a beauty pageant contestant or swimsuit model may be objectified while being judged in a contest on a stage or as the subject matter of a photo essay in Sports...
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    But then this was followed up by a December 12...

    But then this was followed up by a December 12 KNS article that curiously reported:
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    Totally agree with you on the stupid new layout...

    Totally agree with you on the stupid new layout for check-out. Trader Joes has this annoying configuration, as well. But at least you can rest easy knowing that the conveyor belt hasn't been mopped...
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    This reminds me of a new scam I've encountered -...

    This reminds me of a new scam I've encountered - of course, at the Fellini gas pumps. Scammer parks car at pump, blocking access to those behind him, who have queued up in anticipation of him...
  11. Wow, I watched this movie last weekend as part of...

    Wow, I watched this movie last weekend as part of my Charlotte Rampling Film Festival - it really sticks with you. I found it interesting that the actors improvised every scene - Kirsten Dunst and...
  12. Oh, OK - you must have taken the statistics...

    Oh, OK - you must have taken the statistics course(s) for social science majors! Really, all you have to do is look at it visually. Look at the ranges in terms of discreet values, as shown below...
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    Don't worry, the right wing spin machine...

    Don't worry, the right wing spin machine anticipated that. Now FEMA is being equated to "Hitler Youth," made up of "kids" ages 18-24. (Just like those "kids" in Afghanistan? Oh, never mind.) See...
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    That was really funny, seriously.

    That was really funny, seriously.
  15. If it was being sold as a legitimate Alfa Romeo...

    If it was being sold as a legitimate Alfa Romeo Giulietta over here, I'd be all over it. The styling is half the fun, after all.
  16. That reminds me of this 2011 interview with Tina...

    That reminds me of this 2011 interview with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz - interesting stuff about their relationship with David Byrne, the early Tom Tom Club years, etc.
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    A recent development in Oak Ridge been bothering...

    A recent development in Oak Ridge been bothering me a lot. There are these marvelous apartments, allegedly inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Weißenhofsiedlung in Stuttgart, and designed/built in 1949...
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    They don't engage with people who aren't like...

    They don't engage with people who aren't like them. Trust me; they can tell. Call it "God-dar."
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    All I know is that I recently made an emergency...

    All I know is that I recently made an emergency trip to a Walmart in PA for the first time in a couple of years, and they do not carry very much white underwear, except in large sizes. Normal-sized...
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    I can totally relate to that essay - there are...

    I can totally relate to that essay - there are certain potlucks that fill me with dread over bringing an "inappropriate" food. WRT the bread thing: welcome to 2012 in America, where "haves and...
  21. Just a thought - it is sort of unethical to...

    Just a thought - it is sort of unethical to revise a stamped drawing without consulting with the original licensed architect.
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    Amen. And we don't need further cultural and...

    Amen. And we don't need further cultural and environmental devastation caused by blasting four-lane divided highways to and through every little rural town in TN, either.
  23. Thread: Mad Men

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    I agree - that did not occur to me.

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    I agree - that did not occur to me.
  24. Thread: Mad Men

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    Loved the dark humor of the Jag failing to start....

    Loved the dark humor of the Jag failing to start. An interesting episode, for sure.
  25. It has gotten so bad, I find myself being...

    It has gotten so bad, I find myself being relieved when an article has 0 comments. It is too stressful to read KNS on line, which is why I read the hard copy version in the AM. People can even find...
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